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Ben Franklin's bifocals Thursday, August 27, 2009

Philosopher Confucius
[551 B.C. - Confucius (K'ung Fu-tzu), philosopher, born
in Qufu, Chinese State of Lu (now part of Shandong Province)]

Portrait of Philosopher G.W.F. Hegel
[1770 - Georg Wilhelm F. Hegel, philosopher,
born in Stuttgart, Germany]

Writer Theodore Dreiser
[1871 - Theodore Dreiser, writer,
born in Terre Haute, Indiana]

Writer C.S. Forester    C.S. Forester's Horatio Hornblower
[1899 - C.S. Forester (Cecil Louis Troughton Smith), historical novelist,
born in Cairo, Egypt]

Lyndon B. Johnson    36th President Lyndon Johnson
[1908 - Lyndon B. Johnson, 36th President, born in Stonewall, Texas]

Nobel Laureate Mother Theresa with child
[1910 - Mother Teresa (Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu),
Catholic Nun, born in Skopje, Macedonia]

Comedian Martha Raye
[1916 - Martha Raye (Margaret Teresa Yvonne Reed),
comedienne, actress, singer, born in Butte, Montana]

Green Bay Packers logo
[1921 - J. E. Clair (Acme Packing Co.), purchases
NFL franchise for Green Bay, Wisconsin]

Writer Ira Levin    Ira Levin
[1929 - Ira Levin, writer, born in The Bronx]


You Will Shoot Your Eye Out

It is remarkable how many of us will go to our graves still hearing the voice of, and still trying to please one or both of our parents.


William's Whimsical Words:

It matters not when or whether they died.

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